Blue Trust Inc. Grows Holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG)

Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (NASDAQ:IUSG) by 29.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,884,644 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 426,039 shares during the quarter. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF makes up approximately 3.0% of Blue Trust Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF were worth $248,603,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 460.0% during the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the period. Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 316.7% in the 4th quarter. Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 250 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC bought a new position in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Global Wealth Strategies & Associates raised its holdings in iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF by 113.3% in the 4th quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 320 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ IUSG opened at $145.79 on Monday. iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $106.80 and a 12 month high of $146.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.99 billion, a PE ratio of 27.75 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $141.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $133.55.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.254 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF Company Profile

The iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 900 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap growth stocks. The index selects from stocks ranked 1-3000 by market cap based on fundamental growth factors. IUSG was launched on Jul 24, 2000 and is managed by BlackRock.